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Thrissur, March 7 The Kerala government has nominated former Congress leader A V Gopinath to the Guruvayur Devaswom Board, which manages the famous Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple.Sources said Gopinath, a former MLA, is likely to be appointed as the new chairman of the board.According to a...

Kochi (Kerala), March 6 The CAT ruled on Friday that the posts of Excise Commissioner, KILA Director, and Director General of IMG in Kerala are IAS cadre posts and cannot be filled by non-IAS officers.The tribunal's Ernakulam bench, comprising judicial member Justice Sunil Thomas and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 – In a major setback for the Kerala government, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Friday overturned three transfer orders involving senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and directed the state to strictly adhere to the 2014 IAS cadre rules...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Friday said that the Railway Ministry has granted Kerala's long-standing demand for a new train service on the Palakkad-Pollachi route.In a Facebook post, Gopi, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Thursday criticised the Kerala government's PRD for placing advertisements in leading English and Malayalam newspapers highlighting alleged shortcomings during the Oommen Chandy administration.Chennithala argued that...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 The Kerala Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Monday took a series of decisions ranging from defence manufacturing and sports recognition to land rights and worker regularisation.In a major move, the Cabinet decided to allot 180 acres of land...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 The Kerala government announced scholarships for students in higher secondary education who achieve high scores in Malayalam, with the aim of promoting the mother tongue among children.Education Minister V Sivankutty stated that the scholarships would be awarded to...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 A 24-hour helpline set up by NORKA Roots in response to the Israel-Iran conflict has received 381 calls by 11:30 am on Sunday, officials said.The helpline was established at the direction of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to assist Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs)...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 1 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday expressed concern over the situation in the Gulf region following the US-Israel attack on Iran and urged the Centre to take necessary steps to ensure the safety of Indians there.In his letter to Prime Minister...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 29 The Kerala government on Saturday released the Justice J B Koshy Commission report, which examined the issues faced by Christian communities in the state and the welfare activities to be initiated for them.A copy of the report was handed over to leaders of...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 The Kerala government on Saturday decided to extend the term of State Police Chief Ravada A Chandrasekhar by one year.The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to a statement issued by his office.The...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 NORKA, which oversees matters related to non-resident Keralites, set up helpdesks for people from the state in Iran, Israel, and other West Asian countries on Saturday, in response to the escalating conflict situation in the region, according to a CMO statement...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 The Kerala government on Saturday issued orders to implement the Assured Pension Scheme for its employees, effective from April 1, 2026.This decision follows an announcement by Finance Minister K N Balagopal in the state budget that an Assured Pension Scheme...

New Delhi, February 27 A group of prominent Malayalam writers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and expressed their gratitude for the renaming of Kerala as Keralam.The Union Cabinet approved a proposal by the Kerala government to change the state's name to Keralam on Tuesday. This...

Kochi, February 27 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited at Brahmapuram here on Friday.Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism Suresh Gopi was also present at the event.Vijayan...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala government filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court on Friday, challenging the acquittal of Malayalam cinema star Dileep and others in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.In its appeal, the state is also seeking to increase the punishment awarded to...

Kochi, February 27 The Kerala government on Friday filed an appeal in the Kerala High Court challenging the acquittal of Malayalam cinema star Dileep and others in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.In its appeal, the state is also seeking to increase the sentence awarded to the...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 26 Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday blamed the Kerala government for the alleged delay in starting the party's housing project for victims of the 2024 landslide here.Speaking to reporters here after attending a meeting, she said that people in Kerala...

Kochi, February 26 The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Centre on a public interest litigation opposing the conferral of the Padma Bhushan award on SNDP Yogam general secretary Velappally Natesan.A bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M also issued...

In Pathanamthitta/Thiruvananthapuram, on February 25, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala claimed that government officials in the CMO obtained personal details of government employees and pensioners to send messages about the state government's achievements.While not denying Chennithala's...